Muslim midwives : the craft of birthing in the premodern Middle East / Avner Giladi.
- Gilʻadi, Avner, 1947-
- Date:
- 2015
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Physical description
x, 195 pages ; 24 cm.
Contributors
Contents
Islamic views on birth and motherhood -- Midwifery as a craft -- The subordinate midwife : male physicians versus female midwives -- The absent midwife -- The privileged midwife -- Ritual, magic, and the midwife's roles in and outside the birthing place.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineUM.284.AA8Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9781107054219
- 1107054214
- 9781107646810
- 1107646812